Piper PA-34-200T N8225Y
13 December 1982 · Gambell, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1982 at about 12:30 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N8225Y, operated by Bering Air Inc., was involved in an accident near Gambell, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gambell, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gambell
- Coordinates
- 63.7506, -171.6890
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N8225Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bering Air Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gambell → Nome
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ON 12/12/82, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON A FLIGHT FROM SAVOONGA TO NOME, AK. AFTER DEPARTURE, THE PILOT NOTED A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO GAMBELL, AK. WHILE EN ROUTE TO GAMBELL, THERE WAS A GRADUAL LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL FILLER CAP WAS MISSING AND FOUND NO OIL INDICATION OF THE DIPSTICK. A MECHANIC ADDED 7 QTS OF OIL. AN OIL CAP FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE OIL FILLER NECK AND SECURED WITH DUCT TAPE AND SAFETY WIRE. REPORTEDLY, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND TRIED TO FILE AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, BUT ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN. HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO GAMBELL, AND WHILE RETURNING NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING. AFTER THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, ICE BEGAN ACCUMULATING ON THE WINDSHIELD AND RIGHT WINDOWS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 25 DEG LEFT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING AND STRUCK A GRAVEL/SNOW BERM BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE NO 1 CYLINDER HAD NO COMPRESSION, A HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE PISTON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34 | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | John Martenson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34-200J | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Annie Harner | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-34-200 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Bankair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-34 | Langdon, North Dakota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-34-200 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | S. V. Campbell | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-34-200T | Near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lang Air Service | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-12 | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Seven Star Flying Club Incorpo | Minor injuries | - |
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| 14 Aug 1982 | Cessna 207 | Near Anvik, Alaska, United States | Byron R. Walton | No injuries | - |
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